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SOCIOLOGY, CULTURE, AND FAMILY PLANNING (SO100/SOCI1013)

Instructor: John N. AbletisRm: S611 (CA Extension Office), Main Bldg.; Cellular phone number: +639214632761E-mail Address/Facebook account: john_abletis@yahoo.com.ph/John Nicer Abletis

(Please state your name and your section when sending me an e-mail or when texting me)

DESCRIPTION

A comprehensive introductory Sociology course offered to make the students aware and critical of societal realities using different lenses of Sociological and allied Social Science frameworks and theories as applied to the Philippine setting. In addition, the course is also designed to deliver basic instruction on Philippine cultures and Family Planning.

METHOD OF TEACHING Class discussions and presentations, group games, seminar attendance, museum visits and community

immersionCOURSE OUTLINE

Day

TopicsReports, Suggested Readings [SR],

and Required Readings [RR]

1 Defining Sociology Sociology as an intellectual endeavor

in understanding social structures Groups Formal Organizations Social Institutions Societies

None

2 Sociology as a social science The Sociological Imagination Sociology as a debunking science

[Assigning of reports]

The Promise by C. Wright Mills (in Kauzlarich, 2005, pp. 1-8) [RR]

What Are Sociologists and Why Are They Doing This? by Peter L. Berger (in Massey, 2000, pp. 3-12) [RR]

3 Political, economic, religious, and intellectual context of the birth of sociology

Classical Sociological Theory by George Ritzer (1992, pp. 1-37) [RR]

Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory by Irving Zeitlin (1968) [SR]

QUIAPO IN THE LENS OF SOCIOLOGY (50 Points)1

4 Emile Durkheim Chapter on Emile Durkheim in Fred C. Pampel’s Sociological Lives and Ideas (2000). [RR]

Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Emile Durkheim [SR]5 Karl Marx Chapter on Karl Marx in Fred C. Pampel’s Sociological Lives and

Ideas (2000). [RR] Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich

Engels (in Kauzlarich, 2005, pp. 28-37) [RR] Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly

Line by William E. Thompson (in Massey, 2001, pp. 234-243) [RR]

6 Max Weber Chapter on Max Weber in Fred C. Pampel’s Sociological Lives and 1 I strongly suggest that you read first the Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Durkheim (1912) before making your paper on Quiapo.

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Ideas (2000). [RR] The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber

(in Kauzlarich, 2005, pp. 38-47) [RR] The World of the Hospital by Daneil F. Chambliss (in Henslin,

2003, pp. 434-446) [RR]7 Georg Simmel Chapter on Georg Simmel in Fred C. Pampel’s Sociological Lives

and Ideas (2000). [RR]8 Functionalism Perspectives Contemporary Sociological Theory: Expanding the Classical

Tradition by Ruth Wallace and Alison Wolf (2006, pp. 15-66) [RR]9 Neo Functionalism Perspectives

10 Critical Conflict Perspectives Contemporary Sociological Theory: Expanding the Classical Tradition by Ruth Wallace and Alison Wolf (2006, pp. 67-157) [RR]11 Analytical Conflict Perspectives

13 Man and Society Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification by Gerhard E. Lenski (1966, pp. 1-42) [RR]

VISITING THE NATIONAL MUSEUM (20 Points, Tues. – Sun., 10am-5pm)14 VIDEO SET 1

Nature-Nurture issue (brief) Definition of culture (Edward Tylor) Nonmaterial Culture Material Culture Culture universals

Doing Fieldwork Among the Yanomamo by Napoleon A. Chagnon (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 84-99)

The Sounds of Silence by Edward T. Hall and Mildred R. Hall (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 100-108)

Queer Customs (from Mirror for Man) by Clyde Kluckholm (in Massey, 2001, pp. 82-89)

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 79-83)

A Look behind the Veil by Elizabeth W. Fernea & Robert A. Fernea (in Massey, 2001, pp. 107-113)

I’d Hammer Out Freedom: Technology as Politics and Culture by Richard E. Sclove (in Winston & Edelbach, 2000, pp. 93-101)

15 VIDEO SET 2 Ideal culture vs. Real culture Subcultures and Countercultures Ethnocentrism, Xenocentrism, and

Cultural Relativism The Humanistic Principle (Elvin

Hatch)EXPERIENCING MALLS SOCIOLOGICALLY (50 Points)2

16 VIDEO SET 3 Culture (Raymond Williams) Popular Culture Conspicuous Consumption (Thorstein

Veblen) Leavisism vs. Culturalism Frankfurt School (Critical School)

Sa loob at labas ng mall kong sawi/kaliluha’y siyang nangyayaring hari by Rolando B. Tolentino (2001, pp. 3-42) [RR]

The Philippine Komiks by Soledad S. Reyes (in Fernandez,1980, pp. 14-23)

The Jeepney: Vehicle as Art by Valerio Nofuente and Jeepney Soul by Nestor Torre, Jr. (in Fernandez, 1980, pp. 38-52)

ST o TF, Sining Ba o Pornograpiya? By Rolando B. Tolentino (2001, pp. 89-99) and Ang Kabastusan ng mga Pilipino by Isagani R. Cruz (in Reyes, 1991, pp. 98-123)

Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction by John Storey (2009) [Chapters 4, 9, 10 RR]

Introductory Chapter by Ricardo Abad (in Reyes,1991, pp. 11-23) [SR]

Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture by Dominic Strinati (2004) [SR]

Cultural Subjects: A Popular Culture Reader by A. J. Gedalof et. al. (2005, pp. 15-36) [SR]

Cultural Studies Reader by Simon During (2001, pp. 1-30) [SR] Postmodern Social Theory by George Ritzer (1997) [SR]

17 VIDEO SET 3 Antonio Gramsci (Hegemony) Louis Althusser (Repressive and

Ideological State Apparatuses [RSA & ISA])

Pierre Bourdieu (Habitus, Taste & Class)

Michel Foucault (Panopticon) Jean Baudrillard (Simulacra &

Hyperreality) Fredrick Jameson (Cultural logic of

late capitalism) Douglas Kellner (Techno-Capitalism)

2 I strongly recommend that you read first Rolando Tolentino’s article on malling (i.e. Tolentino, 2001, pp. 3-42) before working on your paper.

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18 Language, Society, and Culture Euphemism/Yupemismo sa Lenggwahe ng mga Pinoy by Pamela C. Constantino (in Antonio & Tiamson-Rubin, 2003, pp. 182-186) and Ang Pinagmulan at ang Pagkalat ng Tsismis by Laura L. Samson (ibid, pp. 157-167)

“Colonial Mentality” sa Pagkain by Jaime B. Veneracion (in Antonio & Tiamson-Rubin, 2003, pp. 208-210) and Galit sa Guhit, Sumpong sa Sulat: Pagsasanib ng Sikolohiya, Kultura at Wika sa mga Graffiti by Jema M. Pamintuan (Ibid, pp. 211-218)

Pagkilala sa mga Salitang Nagpapahiwatig ng Seks by Evangeline Lopez and Eleanor Bucacay (in Antonio & Tiamson-Rubin, 2003, pp. 187-191), Ang Kaibahan ng Sidhi ng Pagmumurang Ginamit batay sa Pinag-aralan ng Isang Tao by Aleta Aguilar (Ibid, pp. 192-203), and Sulyap sa mga Salitang Mapang-Aglahi by Pamela C. Constantino (Ibid, pp. 204-207)

19 FIRST MAJOR EXAMINATION (100 Points)20 VIDEO SET 4

Nature vs. Nurture Personality and Socialization

On becoming Female: Lessons Learned in School by Donna Eder (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 155-161)

On becoming Male: Reflections of a Sociologist on Childhood and Early Socialization by James Henslin (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 143-154) [RR]

Masculinities and Athletic Careers by Michael Messner (in Massey, 2001, pp. 285-297)

Anybody’s Son Will Do by Gwynne Dyer (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 458-470)

21 Sociology of everyday life Symbolic Interactionism Dramaturgy Ethnomethodology Phenomenology

On Face-Work: An Analysis of Ritual Elements in Social Interaction by Erving Goffman (in Massey, 2001, pp. 96-106)

Eating Your Friends is the Hardest: The Survivors of the F-227 by James Henslin (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 261-270)

Behavior in Public Places: The Sociology of the Vaginal Examination by James Henslin (Henslin, 2003, pp. 202-214)

The Dynamics of Welfare Stigma by Robin Rogers-Dillon (in Massey, 2001, pp. 251-264)

Attacking Nicely: Women Selling Cars by Helene M. Lawson (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 187-201)

Media and the Social Construction of Risk by Robert A. Stallings (in Rubington & Weinberg, 1995, pp. 302-319)

The Stages of Social Problems by Richard C. Fuller and Richard R. Myers (in Rubington & Weinberg, 1995, pp. 98-108)

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Sociology of Deviant Behavior [Ac] Social Control theory Anomie theory of Robert Merton Differential Association Labeling theory by Howard Becker,

Stigmatization by Erving Goffman, and the Self-fulfilling prophecy by Robert Merton

Robert Merton: Anomie and Social Structure by Marshall B. Clinard (in Rubington &Weinberg, 1995, pp. 135-144)

The Pathology of Imprisonment by Philip G. Zimbardo (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 287-293)

Learning to Be Deviant by Edwin Sutherland and Donald R. Cressey (in Rubington & Weinberg, 1995, pp. 145-151)

Outsiders by Howard S. Becker (in Rubington & Weinberg, 1995, pp. 186-191)

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Is Honesty Really Our Policy by Janet M. Ruane and Karen A. Cerulo (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 249-252)

Joining a Gang by Martin Sanchez Jankowski (in Adler & Adler, 2003, pp. 445-466) On Being Sane in Insane Places by David L. Rosenhan (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 294-306)

The Saints and the Roughnecks by William J. Chambliss (in Massey, 2001, pp. 145-158)

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25 Social Stratification and Legitimation Class Social Mobility

The Positive Functions of the Undeserving Poor: Uses of the Underclass in America by Herbert J. Gans (in Massey, 2001, pp. 38-51)

Media Magic: Making Class Invisible by Gregory Mantsios (in Massey, 2001, pp. 169-176)

Functional and Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification (Collins, 1971, pp. 1002-1019)

Upward Mobility Through Sport? By D. Stanley Eitzen (in Massey, 2001, pp. 226-233)

The New Iqism: Intelligence, ‘Ability’ and the Rationing of Education by David Gillborn and Deborah Youdell (in Demaine, 2001, pp. 65-99)

The Importance of Being Beautiful by Sidney Katz (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 313-320)

Beauty and the Beast of Advertising by Jean Kilbourne (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 421-424)

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27 Gender Race and Ethnicity Human Rights

Sexual Categories [–Real or Social Constructions?] by John Boswell (in Massey, 2001, pp. 33-37)

The Two Marriages by Jessie Bernard (in Kauzlarich, 2005, pp. 115-123)

Women’s Personal Lives: The Effects of Sexism on Self and Relationships by Sheila Ruth (in Massey, 2001, pp. 265-275)

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E. B. Du Bois (in Kauzlarich, 2005, pp. 59-64)

Showing My Color by Clarence Page (in Henslin, 2003, pp. 331-339)

VISITING BANTAYOG NG MGA BAYANI (20 Points, Mon. – Sat., 10am-4pm)28 Political Sociology

Citizenship Rights, Liberalization, Democratization, and Socialization

Social Movements Political and Social Democracy,

Nationalism, and Multinational States

Introductory Chapter and The State in Society: An Approach to Struggles for Domination by Joel Migdal (in Migdal, et. al., 1994, pp. 1-30) [RR]

Citizenship and Social Class by T. H. Marshall Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson (1991, pp. 1-7) Contesting Citizenship in Latin America: the Rise of Indigenous

Movements and the Postliberal Challenge by Deborah Yashar (2005, pp. 31-82, 281-308) [SR]

29 SECOND MAJOR EXAMINATION (200 Points)30 The Family Code of the Philippines

(Executive Order No. 209 as amended by No. 227) [SR]

Sociology of the Family The Family, the State, and the

Economy

Love, Arranged Marriage, and the Indian Social Structure by Giri Raj Gupta (in Massey, 2001, pp. 354-364)

The Emotional Geography of Work and Family by Arlie Russell Hochschild (in Massey, 2001, pp. 375-387)

The Filipino Family by Belen T. G. Medina (2001) [SR] An Anarchy of Families: The Historiography of State and Family

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in the Philippines by Alfred W. McCoy (1994) [SR]

Natural and artificial contraceptives

31 Family Planning STD and AIDS

ONE DAY COMMUNITY IMMERSION (45 Points, Preferably Sunday)32 Sociocultural Change

Urbanization Modernization Mcdonaldization (George Ritzer) Juggernaut of Modernity (Anthony

Giddens) World-System (Immanuel

Wallerstein) Tragedy of Culture (Georg Simmel) Culture Lag (William Ogburn) Future Shock (Alvin Toffler) Post Industrial and Post Modern

Condition

The Global Village Finally Arrives by Pico Iyer (in Massey, 2001, pp. 427-430)

The McDonald’s System (from The McDonaldization of Society) by George Ritzer (in Massey, 2001, pp. 323-329)

The Disappearing Dap-ay: Coping with Change in Sagada by Felipe S. Comila (in Arquiza, 2007, pp. 1-16)

From The Devoicing of Society by John L. Locke (in Massey, 2001, pp. 462-471)

Sharing Space: The Impact of Ecotourism on the Batak and Tagbanua by Raoul M. Cola (in Aquiza, 2007, pp. 29-50)

Social Change and Social Disorganization by Robert E. Park (in Rubington & Weinberg, 1995, pp. 60-63)

As the World Turns by Robert B. Reich (in Massey, 2001, pp. 304-314)

The End of Work by Jeremy Rifkin (in Winston & Edelbach, 2000, pp. 164-171)

Automating Work by Thomas R. Ide and Arthur J. Cordell (in Massey, 2001, pp. 339-348)

Frankenstein’s Monster and other Horror Stories by Enzo Russo and David Cove (in Winston & Edelbach, 2000, pp. 241-246)

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REACTION PAPER ABOUT THE CLASS (10 Points, Through E-mail)Releasing of Class Cards Viewing of Grades through the SIS

THE COURSE OUTLINE ABOVE is only an approximation of the coverage of what I am about to teach and what you as a student will learn from this course. Since we belong to a liberal State University, and since this is a Sociology class, you are free to bring to the class any topic you think is worth knowing provided that (1) it is relevant to the topic that day, (2) you don’t intend to demean anyone (respect for varying opinions is much appreciated), (3) you think you have sufficient knowledge to discuss to us, in simple explanation, the topic you want to bring about, and (4) if there is sufficient time left. Please understand that sociology is a complex, broad, and time-consuming discipline (Actually the list of topics that I have included in this syllabus did not deplete the number of possible topics that could be sociologized!) hence, each topic that I have listed above will be discussed in brief sense within the allotted time for it (and my purpose here is only to EXPOSE and ENGAGE you to the issues and debates within sociology and the social sciences). However, since various issues and debates in sociology are interconnected, we will be referring back to past topics at times to highlight key points, make connections, or to push forward questions and arguments raised in discussing a particular topic at hand. Please take note that in reality, these topics are too complex and that a month or even a lifetime would not be sufficient to discuss and explore all their underpinnings and implications to our understanding of the social world. Each meeting, I would be assuming that you have read something about the topic. I expect you to share something relevant while in class. The schedule will be followed closely. When in need of help regarding your report, feel free to consult me one week before the day that you would be reporting.

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Textbook: ANY BOOK IN GENERAL SOCIOLOGY.3

References: 4

Adler, P. A. and Adler, P. (Eds.).(2003). Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction, 4th ed., CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Inc.

Anderson, B. (1991). Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, London, VersoAnti-Violence Against Women and their Children (RA 9262)Antonio, L. F. and Tiamson-Rubin, L. (2003). Sikolohiya ng Wikang Filipino, QC: C & E Publishing, Inc. Arquiza, Y. D. (Ed.).(2007). The Road To Empowerment: Strengthening the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, Vol. 2:

Nurturing the Earth, Nurturing Life, Manila: International Labor OfficeBryjak, G. J. and Soroka, M. P. (2001). Sociology: Changing Societies in a Diverse World, 4th ed., MA: Allyn & BaconCollins, R. (1994). Four Sociological Traditions: Revised and expanded edition of Three Sociological Traditions, NY:

Oxford University PressCollins, R. (1971, Dec.). Functional and Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification. American Sociological

Review, Vol. 36, No. 6., pp. 1002-1019. Retrieved May 27, 2010 from http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1224%28197112%2936%3A6%3C1002%3AFACTOE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6

Demaine, J. (Ed.).(2001). Sociology of Education Today, NY: Palgrave Publishers Ltd. During, S. (Ed.).(2001). Cultural Studies Reader, 2nd ed., NY: RoutledgeFernandez, D. G. (Ed.). (1980). International Popular Culture: the Philippines 1(1), pp. 14-23, 38-52Gedalof, A. J., Boulter, J., Faflak, J., & McFarlane, C. (Eds.), (2005). Cultural Subjects: A Popular Culture Reader,

Canada: NelsonHenslin, J. M. (Ed.).(2003). Down to Earth Sociology: Introductory Readings, 12th ed., NY: The Free PressHyde, J. S. and DeLameter, J. D. (2000). Understanding Human Sexuality, 7th ed., Madison: Mc Graw-Hill, Inc.Indigenous People’s Rights Act (RA 8371)Kauzlarich, D. (Ed.).(2005). Sociological Classics: A Prentice Hall Pocket Reader, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. Lenski, G. E. (1966). Power and Privilege, NY: Mc-Graw Hill, Inc. Massey, G. (Ed.).(2001). Readings for Sociology, 3rd ed., NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.McCoy, A. (Ed.), (1994). An Anarchy of Families: State and the Family in the Philippines, Quezon City: Ateneo de

Manila University PressMedina, B. T. G. (2001). The Filipino Family, 2nd ed., QC: University of the Philippines PressMigdal, J., Kohli, A., & Shue, V. (Eds.), (1994). State Power and Social Forces: Domination & Transformation in the

Third World, NY: Cambridge University PressPampel, F. C. (2000). Sociological Lives and Ideas: An Introduction to the Classical Theorists, NY: Worth Publishers. Reyes, S. S. (Ed.). (1991). Reading Popular Culture, Quezon City : Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de

Manila University Ritzer, G. (2008). Modern Sociological Theory, 8th ed., NY: Mc-Graw Hill, Inc. Ritzer, G. (2003). Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, NY: Mc-Graw Hill, Inc. Ritzer, G. (1997). Postmodern Social Theory, NY: Mc-Graw Hill, Inc. Ritzer, G. (1992). Classical Sociological Theory, NY: Mc-Graw Hill, Inc. Rubington, E. & Weinberg, M. S. (1995). The Study of Social Problems: Seven Perspectives, 5th ed., NY: Oxford

University PressSanderson, S. K. (1999). Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies, 4th ed., NY: Addison Wesley Longman

Inc.Shepard, J. M. (1993). Sociology, 5th ed., Minneapolis: West Publishing Company

3 This is not required since we will be photocopying chapters and sections of several books during the semester. Nevertheless, I recommend that you keep one for your personal reference since many of the topics that we will be discussing require basic knowledge that an introductory sociology text can simply provide.

4 Online references on specific topics will be announced during the meeting preceding the meeting that they will be discussed. In addition, because of financial constraints, I am not expecting you to buy or photocopy all the listed books under the Reference list.

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Storey, J. (2009). Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, 5th ed., Harlow, England: Pearson Longman. Retrieved December 24, 2010, from http://ebookee.org/Cultural-Theory-and-Popular-Culture-An-Introduction-5th-Edition-_681320.html

Strinati, D. (2004). An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture, 2nd ed., London: Routledge. Retrieved December 24, 2010, from http://ebookee.org/An-Introduction-to-Theories-of-Popular-Culture_264323.html

The Family Code of the Philippines Executive Order No. 209 As amended by No. 227Tolentino, R. B. (2001). Sa loob at labas ng mall kong sawi/kaliluhay siyang nangyayaring hari: Ang Pagkatuto at

Pagtatanghal ng Kultural Popular, Quezon City: University of the Philippines PressUniversal Declaration of Human RightsWallace, R. A. and Wolf, A. (2006). Contemporary Sociological Theory: Expanding the Classical Tradition, 6th ed., NJ:

Pearson Prentice-Hall Winston, M. E. and Edelbach, R. D. (Eds.).(2000). Society, Ethics, and Technology, CA: WadsworthYashar, D. (2005). Contesting Citizenship in Latin America: The Rise of Indigenous Movements and The Postliberal

Challenge, NY: Cambridge University PressZeitlin, I. (1968). Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

VIDEO LINKS VIDEO SET 1

Culturehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KW6RO8Rcs&feature=related (laymen's definition)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iCVUNGiN-I (general definition)

Filipino customshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1LZ96fSCpQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdfFke0VCtkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTc3i9Ntic&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=lTbjML8CDkIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXHwQKyD0hs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-ofNGoM0c&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oGoF1cM2Vs&feature=related

Customs and traditions from other countrieshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0kzF4A-WQ&feature=related (culture shock)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mz1vaTeUSY (lip plates in Africa)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hQEJIaciRM&feature=related (blood initiation in Papua New Guinea)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIZ-zUvotM&feature=relmfu (initiation with ants in the Amazon)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfhot7tQcWs&feature=relmfu (scarification in West Africa)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314KpEm88LU&feature=relmfu (teeth chiseling in Sumatra)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXsR63qples&feature=related (tribe in inner Borneo)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPJEl-gyQOo (mutilation in Africa)5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvTH7cQS_4 (penis gourd in West Papua New Guinea)6

VIDEO SET 2Extreme form of racism and ethnocentrismhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRfFfr-tYh0 (lynching in America)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaCdKwFcHnw&skipcontrinter=1 (holocaust)

Ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and human rightshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uwxdFhOZvI (on ethnocentrism and cultural relativism)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh3BbLk5UIQ (brief history of human rights)http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ (universal universal of human rights)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYtVoMwkZ84 (cultural relativism and human rights)

5 & 6 You should sign a membership form [which is free] from YouTube before you could watch these videos. 6

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VIDEO SET 3Popular Culturehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqXiM1LPgL8&feature=related (popular culture)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp-OffypvpE&playnext=1&list=PLF07D4234DBD424F5 (popular culture perpetuating the hegemony of capitalism)

Postmodernism, globalization, multiculturalism, and convergence culturehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUT6lYztsg&feature=related

VIDEO SET 4Nature vs. Nurturehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_OXRxN3O2E&feature=related

COMPUTATION OF GRADES

First Grading: 1st and 2nd examinations and five (5) individual memos plus 20 extra points if you visit the National Museum OR the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, 350 over-all points. Breakdown: 350-331 –1.00; 330-311 –1.25; 310-291 –1.50; 290-271 –1.75; 270-251 –2.00; 250-231 –2.25; 230-211 –2.50; 210-191 –2.75; 190-171 –3.00; 170-86 –4.00; 85-0 –5.00

Second Grading: Class report (30 points) + Class project (20 points) + Community immersion (50 points) + Two semestral papers (by group, 100 points) + Assignments (20 points) + Attendance (150 points) + Reaction paper (10 points) + Class participation (50 points i.e. seminar attendance, class activities, group games, quizzes etc.) = 430 points. Breakdown: 430-407 – 1.00; 406-383 – 1.25; 382-359 – 1.50; 358-335 – 1.75; 334-311 – 2.00; 310-287 – 2.25; 286-263 – 2.50; 262-239 – 2.75; 238-215 – 3.00; 214-108 – 4.00; 107-0 – 5.00

Criteria in giving points

Individual Memos – Choose five (5) readings from your classmates’ reports then write a single-page reaction paper for each of those readings, containing your comments, analytical questions and key arguments that you want to push forward or explore, among other possibilities. These memos are prepared prior to the date when the readings that you chose will be discussed. During discussions, you are expected to raise some (if not all) of your comments and questions in class so that we may be engaged in the topic(s) at hand. After class, I will collect and read your memos and raise some interesting points from them in the next class whenever they were not raised in the previous class. These memos will serve as a basis for your class participation by the time I compute your grades. Each memo will be given a maximum of 10 points depending on how deep you engage the reading you chose. They should be written in single-space using either Times New Roman or Cambria as font style (font size must be 12) on an MS Word document with a 1 inch margin in all sides. Any reference made from the article, a book, an internet source etc. should be properly acknowledged using the APA citation style.

Class Report Visual Aid(s) and presentation (e.g. handouts, games, etc.)– 10 points Ability to capture the audience’s attention – 10 points Manner of reporting – 10 points Each reporter should not exceed 15 minutes. Try to summarize your topic into five main points so that

your classmates could remember what your report is all about. Also, don’t forget to give plenty of examples when explaining key concepts and insights from your report.

Class Project – Three notebooks (80-100 leaves) from each student. These will be donated to less fortunate children at Brgy. Quintos in Navotas and other catered communities of the CA Extension

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Office–Department of Sociology (e.g. in Sta. Mesa, Manila) OR in case you choose to conduct your community immersion in an orphanage, a prison or a day care center we will donate the collected notebooks to your beneficiaries.

Community Immersion – Your class will organize a one-day immersion activity in any of the following locations: an orphanage, a prison, a poverty-stricken barangay, an institute for the differently-abled persons, or a center for abused children and/or disserted senior citizens. Criteria for giving points will be the following: Program (10 points), Food and Drinks (10 points), Planning (10 points), Cooperation during the event (10 points), and Solidarity produced among yourselves and your hosts (10 points).

Two Group Term papers (5 persons selected randomly will consist of a group per term paper)– Sociologize Quiapo and the Mall of your own choosing! Make sure to philippinize your approach, considering how the Philippine sociocultural context has affected your inquiry. To avoid copy-pasting from the internet, I prefer term papers to be written in Filipino [except for brief quotations]. Criteria for each paper: Referencing (5 points, minimum of 5 references. Please use in-text citations following the APA style), Theory Application (10 points) and Content (10 points), Research Method used (5 points), Coherence and Style in Writing (10 points) and Group Participation (10 points). Format will be this: all margins should be set to 1 inch; Cambria will be the font style at the size of 12; paragraph spacing should be set to “double”; a minimum of 5 pages and a maximum of 10 pages excluding bibliography is required. Note: Your term paper should not exceed 10 pages, maawa kayo sa babasa, huhu :’(

After the semester ends, you are required to reflect about your experiences in taking this course. Are there realizations and provoking thoughts that have come up to your mind as we go through the topics and activities in the course? What are they? To what extent have they contributed to your development as a person? Please truthfully evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the syllabus, the activities, and the instructor. This is your opportunity to comment on my teaching and to the subject. This constitutes 10 points of your 2nd grading score. (Don’t worry this will not affect your grade ☺ and all that would be written in your reaction paper will be treated with utmost confidentiality). Format is the same as that of your term papers.

Please check your email address(es) regularly for course materials, instructions, and reminders that I may send to you through email.

Finally, before I encode your grade(s) in the SIS and as part of my endeavor to be transparent and “objective” in giving grades, I will be sending your class’ record sheet through e-mail so you could personally check your scores and assess your class standing. Maraming salamat!

FINAL GRADE: (First Grading + Second Grading)/2 = YOUR FINAL GRADE ☺

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